Debtwire North American Legal Analyst/Senior Legal Analyst
New York
ION Analytics – Legal /
Full-time /
On-site
The Role:
Debtwire is seeking a financial restructuring lawyer with a minimum of five years of experience in the restructuring group at a law firm to join our team as a Senior Legal Analyst. In this role you will write articles that analyze complex legal issues concerning both in-court and out-of-court restructurings (including liability management transactions) for our diverse and sophisticated clients, which include hedge funds, asset managers, banks, law firms and financial advisors.
Attention to detail, issue spotting, clear, concise writing skills and the ability to make legalese understandable for non-lawyers on a timely basis are all important skills for this role.
Flexible working arrangements provide the right candidates with the opportunity to put their considerable skills to use while maintaining a work-life balance that can be hard to come by in a law firm setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Publishing in-depth legal research on corporate restructuring issues in large Chapter 11 cases, identifying and analyzing key legal issues impacting a company before a Chapter 11 filing, conceptualizing and executing ad hoc reports, producing same-day analysis of market-moving events.
- Analyzing and publishing articles on liability management transactions and out-of-court restructurings.
- Working collaboratively with other legal analysts, court reporters, credit analysts and data analysts to timely produce content covering fast-moving and evolving situations.
Intangibles:
- Action oriented: The ideal candidate must demonstrate a result-oriented attitude, and be able to work collaboratively with a dynamic team of journalists, editors, analysts, and lawyers.
- Intellectual curiosity, passion for in-depth analysis and willingness to learn about new financial transactions and restructuring issues both in and out of court.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers and the ability to work with people at all levels.
- Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to produce written analysis of complex legal issues for a sophisticated audience that includes both lawyers and non-lawyers.
- Superior time management capabilities, consummate multi-tasker, ability to effectively juggle competing priorities.
Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
- J.D. is required.
- Journal membership or judicial clerkship are preferred.
- Substantial comprehension and experience writing about legal issues related to the Bankruptcy Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, liability management exercises and out-of-court restructurings.
- Substantial comprehension of the Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
- Minimum 5 years of experience at a law firm in the corporate restructuring department representing debtors and/or creditors in large Chapter 11 cases.
- Substantial comprehension of topical restructuring legal issues and current controlling caselaw.
- Comprehension of the general administrative and substantive corporate finance issues that arise in restructurings.
- Previous familiarity with the Debtwire product offering is a plus.
Application:
- Resume
- List of restructuring representations (client/case). Out of court and other non-public representations can be anonymous (client-type/industry).
- Official Law School Transcript
- A writing sample on a topic to be assigned will be requested as interview process progress.
Salary Range:
The estimated salary range is $180,000 - $220,000. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and skills.
About us:
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe,
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
